CC RES 2005-086RESOLUTION NO. 2005-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ESTABLISHING A FEE TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE COSTS
THAT THE CITY INCURS IN CONNECTION WITH TOWING AND IMPOUNDING
VEHICLES.
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2005, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 423,
which provided the authority for the City to establish a fee to reimburse the City for the
costs that the City incurs in connection with towing and impounding vehicles; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2005, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 423;
and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2005, the City Council conducted a duly .noticed public
hearing to review the matter of establishing a service fee to reimburse thy- City for the
cost of towing and impounding vehicles.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Based on information that was provided by the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department, staff prepared a report for review by the City Council. The staff
report demonstrates that the average cost incurred by the Sheriff's Department on the
to tow and impound a vehicle within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ( "City "), which
then will be passed on to the City, is $83.19.
Section 2: State law precludes the City from charging a fee that exceeds the
cost -of providing a service; accordingly, based on the information that was provided by
the Sheriff's Department, the staff report recommends that a service fee in the amount
of $80.00 be imposed so that the City will recover the majority of the costs that it incurs
when vehicles in the City are towed and impounded.
Section 3: Based on the information that was provided by the Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Department, which is set forth in the staff report that was considered by
the City Council, and the authority to establish the fee provided by Section 22850.5 of
the California Vehicle Code and Section 10.08.030 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code, the City Council hereby establishes a service fee in the amount of
$80.00 to be charged only to the registered owner (or the agent of the registered owner)
of any vehicle that is towed or impounded in the City.
Section 4: Based on information that was provided by the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department and the staff report that was prepared regarding this matter, the
City Council hereby finds that the foregoing service fee does not exceed the actual and
reasonable costs incurred by the City of having a vehicle towed and impounded.
Section 5: Resolution 2005 -16, which establishes fees that are collected by the
City for services that the City provides, is hereby amended to add the fee that is
adopted by this resolution.
Section 6: The fee that is adopted by this resolution will not become effective
and shall not be charged until Ordinance No. 423 becomes effective.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of August 2005.
Mayor
Attest:
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2005 -86 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 2, 2005.
Resolution No. 2005 -86
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